Oil-lamp.



Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

C. E. ADAIR.

OIL LAMP.

.APPLICATION FILED JAN. z, 1907. l

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INVENTOR: @Mik UNITED sf'rafrns iarrnivr CHARLES E. ADAIR, 0F BUFFALO,NEW YORK, SSIS-NOR TO CYPHERS INCUBATOR COMPANY, UF

' BUFFALO, NEVI YORK, A CORPORATIGN 0F NEW YORK. f

OIL-LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug'. 24 13Min Application ined January 2, 1907. Serial No.350,526.

T o all 'wlmi/t 'it lmay concern:

Be it known that l, (iiAnLEs E. Armin, a citizenol' the United States,and resident olE Bull'alo, in the county oi lCrie and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful lin pro veinents in Oil-Lani ps, ofwhich the following is a specilication.

' 'lhis invention relates to oil lanips, and

4 particularly to such lainps as are suitable for use in connection withbrooders, iiicu bators, and like devices.

The invention consists in the mechanism hereinafter described andclaimed, and itsobject is to produce an cllicient and convenientlamp forheating purposes that shall require the minimum care and shall einbodyTthe maximum of safety.

In the drawings :Mhigure 1 is a vertical section through a lampembodying this invention; and Fig. 2 is a perspective vieuT of sueltalamp adapted for use in connection with a particular forni of broeder, apart ot which is shown also.

In the drawings, 1 is a burner comprising a Wick tube as usual, and 2 isa chimney made of sheet metal, and having a sight-hole 3 covered with anoninilaniinable substance, such as mica.

4 is a shallow oil reservoir of large area, and 5 is a screw cap closinga perforation through which the oil reservoir 4 may be filled. The screwcap closes the oil reservoir air-tight. In the oil reservoir, andextending from the top to the bottom thereof, is a separate oil vessel6, in which the iviclr 7. The top of the oil vessel (i carries the wicksupport l in any suitable manner. in the side, and close to the bottoniof the oil Vessel 6, is a perforation 0, Then the oil vessel 6 with itstop S is in place, the oil reservoir 4 is air-tight, and the oil vessel6 is airtight-except for the perforation 9 and the wick tube throughwhich the wick 7 passes. When oil is placed in the reservoir 4, it willpass into the oil vessel through the perforation 9, and after the Wick 7is soaked with the oil, the Wick will lill the wick tube so that theentrance of air into the oil vessel 6 is pre* vented, except as the oiltroni said vessel is exhausted by the Wick. Nhen the level of the oil inthe oil vessel 6 is below the top of the perforation 9, some of the airfrom the oil vessel will pass out through the perforation into the'reservoir 4, thus permitting the corresponding quantity of oil to passinto the oil vessel (5, and thus the vessel is ,l'ed as the lamp isburned. This operation is enti rely automatic until the whole of the`oil `in the reservoir is exhausted. ,lhe shallou'ness and large area ol'the reservoir is such as to keep the oil cool to the lowest possibletenipciwitiu'e under the circumstances, The air tight character ol thevessels is such that vthe lainp niay be handled carelessly and tilted inany direction without oil passing outifroni the saine, except suchamount as can pass through the wick itself. Of course, thejvicli inust'lill the wich tube, and the wich support 1,'inust Ylit aiitight intothe top perforation of the oil vessel. rthe small `quantitycol'oil thatcan pass out through the wi `iz'under these circumstances is negligible.Se too. a broeder in which this lanip is used need not be placed uponground that entirely level., for the oil freed freni the reservoir intothe oil vessel can occur only so tast as the burn,n ing exhausts ittroni said oil vessel.

Vvlhen the device is used in connection with the broeder 11, the broederis provided with an opening 1 2 through which the lamp may he inserted.To the top ollthe reservoir 4 is hinged a plate 13, which is of'sul'licient area to close the opening 1,2 and to constitute a door forthe same. The wich rais* ing rod 14 has an extension 15 connected to it,which latter rod passes through perforation 16 in the plate 13, so thatby turning the rod 15 troni outside the plate and broeder, the wick Inay be raised orloivcred. rlfhis operation is observed through asight-hole 17 in the door 13. A. plate 18 is fastened 'to the door 13,and has a central sight-hole "iti (covered by a noninilaniniablesubstance, such as mica), which is in line with the sighthole 17, andthe chimney 2 is so turned that its sight-hole 3 is in line with thetivo sightholes 17 and 19 and the condition of the ilanie may beobserved through thein. The plate 18 is considerably greater in areathan the sight-hole 17 so as to deflect the draft coniing out therefrom,and to revent fumes from blowing into the face o' the o crater, The saidplate 18 is 'preferably raiser a suitable distance froin the plate 13 toact as a handle for manipulating the lanip itself, or the late 13.

W ien the device is to be shipped, the late 13 is turned down onv itshinges so as to ie against the top of the reservoir 4. In

this case the extension rod 15 is disconnected.

` In order to prevent heat radiating from the chimney 2 from affectingthe adjacent of the lamp from the oil reservoir. This device is a greatprotection for this lamp, whicl` must necessarily be left for longperiods of time Without any attent-ion. For this purpose the reservoiris adapted to con tain alarge quantity of oil.

In order to support the lamp in a broeder, the reservoir 4 has flanges2() which are adapted to rest on a pair of cleats 2 (of which only oneis shown)in the broeder, and which su port the lamp at a suitable heightabove the ground so that air can pass in under the reservoir and aid incooling the oil in the reservoir and in the oil vessel.

The screw cap 5 is on the portion of the reservoir that 1s outside theplate 13,:md thus the reservoir may be filled without opening the doorand with perfect safety, even though the lamp is burning.`

What I claim is 1. The combination of an incubator, broeder, or the likehaving a door opening, a lamp adapted to be inserted in said o )eningand com rising an oil reservoir, a p ate adapted to c ose Said openingand hinged to the top of said reservoir and provided with a sight-hole,and a delleetor plate supported over said sight-hole and having a glazedori ice in line With said sight-hole.

2. The combination ol' an incubator, broeder, ortho like having a dooropening, a lamp havingr an oil reservoir adapted to be inserted in saidopening and normally projecting therefrom, and a plate projectingvertically from the top ol' said reservoir and adapted to close saiddoor openingl when the lamp is inserted through the saine.

3. The combination of an incubator, broeder, or the like having a dooropening, a lamp having' an oil reservoir adapted to be inserted in saidopening and normally partly projecting therefrom, a )late projectingvertically from the to) oii adapted` to close said door opening when thelamp is'inserted through the same, and a illingoril'ice in that )ortionol' said reservoir 'projecting from tie door opening and outside of saidlate.

4. The com ination of an incubator, broeder, or the like having a dooropening, a lamp having an oil reservoir adapted to be inserted in saidopening and normally partly projecting therefrom, a burner, a plateprojecting vertically from the top of said reservoir and adapted toclose said opening above the reservoir, a wick controller passingthrough said plate and adapted to be operated from outside the same, anda illing orifico in the projecting part of said reservoir vand outsideof said plate.

' CHARLES E, ADAll.

Witnesses:

A. WY. HUMLEY, T. ll. Gnaaonn'r'rn.

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